After Migration and Religious Affiliation : Religions, by Chee-Beng Tan

This can be a well timed e-book that fills the space within the examine of chinese language out of the country and their religions within the worldwide context. wealthy in ethnographic fabrics, this is often the 1st complete publication that indicates the transnational spiritual networks one of the chinese language of alternative nationalities and among the chinese language in another country and the areas in China. The ebook highlights various non secular traditions together with chinese language renowned faith, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam, and discusses inter-cultural affects on religions, their localization, their value to cultural belonging, and the transnational nature of non secular affiliations and networking.

Readership: students, postgraduate scholars and basic public who're attracted to the learn of chinese language out of the country, relatively almost about non secular association.

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The authors examine the phenomenon of hugely expert chinese language returnees and their influence at the improvement of the chinese language economic climate and society, and at the transformation of China right into a key participant at the worldwide degree. They examine the explanations why chinese language marketers decide to go back to their local nation and the way their in a foreign country event shapes their angle and behaviours.

3 Interview with Mr Kurniawan, head of the Kiem Hien Kiong temple, Gresik, 16 March 2010. indd 14 24-07-2014 11:08:36 b1751 After Migration and Religious Affiliation: Religions, Chinese Identities and Transnational Networks The Mazu Worship on the Island of Java 15 A total of 55 temples had come with their kimsins and incense burners. They were all welcomed with announcements over the loudspeakers, Chinese religious music and the sound of cymbals. One kimsin had come from Manado the Northern part of the island of Sulawesi.

Nevertheless, it seems that there was no unified view within the government and the religious issue is complex and sensitive. Therefore, apart from a few temples which were “transformed” into the so-called “Buddhist Temples”, the Chinese contents of the majority of the klenteng were rather unchanged; in other words, the destruction of Chinese klenteng by the Indonesian authorities was rather limited. As stated earlier, the government intervention in “cleansing” Chinese religions also affected Buddhism in Indonesia.

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